DESTINATION UNKNOWN MT RUSHMORE SOUTH DAKOTA

<p>Destination Unknown<br /> Tour Date:  11/14/20<br /> Mt Rushmore, South Dakota</p> <p>This week, Elizabeth takes us inside the mysterious chamber hidden behind Abraham Lincoln's head on Mount Rushmore.</p> <p>Destination Unknown Inside Mount Rushmore Started in 1927, Gutzon Borglum's original plan for <a href= "http://Destination%20Unknown%20Inside%20Mount%20Rushmore">Mount Rushmore</a> called for the full-length standing images of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. The mountain itself didn't lend itself to such a huge undertaking so Borglum focused instead on the four faces.  Borglum was convinced that carving the images into the mountain wasn't enough.  As a first-generation American who loved this country, he wanted succeeding generations <em>(and even space travelers in the future)</em> to understand the importance of our nation's founding as well as full descriptions of those four presidents.</p> <p>His plans called for an 800 foot staircase leading to a massive "Hall of Records." The great hall would have included a carved display of The US Constitution and Bill of Rights and excavation was done simultaneously as the faces were carved.  By 1937 however, the federal government, deep in debt from the Great Depression, decided to backed away from Borglum's original plan.</p> <p>Food and Travel Nation with Elizabeth Dougherty <br /> Now on iHeart Radio.  Listen to the LIVE feed of the entire show every Saturday morning at 8am. (ET) </p> <p>Have a suggestion for a future "Destination Unknown" send it to: Elizabeth@FoodNationRadio.com</p>